Anniversary Barley Wine Ale - Uinta Brewing Company

jdklks

Nevada

3.63/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3.5

A nice looking barleywine. Goes from dark to light brown in different lights, and is complemented by amber edges and a nice, though quickly fading, peach colored head. The smell is of sugars and malts, and, though good, is not nearly pungent enough. Neither is it complex enough. Some slightly burnt brown sugar and sweet dark fruits. Figs, apricot, peaches, caramel, and molasses.

The flavor is good, but not nearly as complex as I've come to expect from the style, especially American versions. What I thought was burnt sugars in the smell turns out to be sugars and hops, not playing as nicely together as they should be. The hop character is apparent from mid sip through the finish and into the aftertaste. Sweet fruits up front: pomegranite and plum, a little peach, along with a little caramel. Sugars and hops through the middle, and alcoholic hoppiness the rest of the way.

The mouthfeel is where this beer shines above all of its other aspects. Wonderfully thick and coats the mouth with oils like a DIPA, but it is a little undercarbonated. The drinkability is on par with the flavor.

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2010 04:16:48 | More by jdklks

BillHilly

Washington

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-18-2013 05:28:13 | More by BillHilly

kjkinsey

Texas

4/5  rDev +4.4%

05-13-2013 01:24:23 | More by kjkinsey

mklisz

New Hampshire

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

05-07-2013 19:54:12 | More by mklisz

Misanthropy_Sipping

Nebraska

4.24/5  rDev +10.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.25

One bottle, given to me from my good friend in Denver!

Pours a nice dirty brown/crimson. Quickly dissipating head, doesn't really seem oily or hugely viscous... but is noticeably fairly thick.

Smells strongly of piney hops. Earthy malts, a tad sweet and a tad boozey. Maybe a very small hint of burnt caramel undertone.

Taste rushes in with a lot of earthiness and booze. There is a pleasant sweetness that is just a bit sticky. Small amount of that burnt caramel taste. There is like a toasty, nuttiness to it... like strongly toasted almonds. The beer creeps away into the piney/herbal hops that have a nice subtle bitterness that lingers. It's noticeably hoppy, but doesn't cut your tongue out like Bigfoot from Sierra Nevada.

Mouthfeel, medium to heavy I would say. The grainy carbonation helps lighten it and is really well done. It remains drinkable, it has some dryness, it has a great carbonation for the style. Just all around perfected for this kind of beer. Slightly tacky/sticky. All is where it should be I feel on the mouthfeel.

Overall, I really enjoyed this. I am not a big hop fan but this is definitely one of the better hoppy barley wines I have had. Bigfoot is almost too aggressive... Nogne #100 is is hopped to the point it doesn't even seem like a barley wine anymore. But this grapples it in and fits the American bill on the style.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 02:41:05 | More by Misanthropy_Sipping

JuliusCaesar

New Hampshire

3.98/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4

A: Deep brown with shades of red. Good lacing

S: Sweet/toasty malt and light hops

T: Malt sweetness balanced by light hop bitterness. Finishes with toast and a hint of booze

M: Smooth

Overall: I like this beer. The rich malt and toasty aroma is my favorite aspect. It's pretty well balanced and the alcohol is hidden. This is my first beer from Uinta and I'm not disappointed.

Serving type: bottle

05-06-2013 00:21:49 | More by JuliusCaesar

Kelp

New Hampshire

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

05-04-2013 20:32:32 | More by Kelp

OtherShoe2

Massachusetts

3.69/5  rDev -3.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

Pours deep mahogany with no head, but a cream-colored ring of small bubbles. No lace.

Big citric hop nose, some caramel, some dark fruit and alcohol.

Big hoppy note up front. Bitter bread crust, toasted malt, creamy bits, some sugar in the background, but hidden behind the bitterness. Toffee and burnt sugars. Long bitter finish with an alcohol burn at the end.

Full bodied, some tingle.

Good bitter brew here. But much of the complexity I'm sure that went into this ends up hidden behind a massive bitter wall of hops. I wanted rich complexity and I got an overdone overhopped beer. I appreciate the effort, but I won't be having this again.

Serving type: bottle

05-02-2013 23:38:27 | More by OtherShoe2

MRsojourner

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-28-2013 01:11:41 | More by MRsojourner

IdrinkGas

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev -28.2%

04-28-2013 01:03:01 | More by IdrinkGas

Kenzie

Utah

4.25/5  rDev +11%

04-22-2013 07:03:28 | More by Kenzie

carteravebrew

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

04-12-2013 14:05:31 | More by carteravebrew

Satchboogie

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +4.4%

04-11-2013 23:29:48 | More by Satchboogie

Hophead420

Maryland

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-11-2013 05:39:50 | More by Hophead420

Amerikon

California

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

04-07-2013 02:47:24 | More by Amerikon

HumphreyLee

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev -8.6%

04-05-2013 06:44:41 | More by HumphreyLee

tuka

New York

3.75/5  rDev -2.1%

04-03-2013 04:00:32 | More by tuka

superspak

Michigan

3.9/5  rDev +1.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

12 ounce bottle into tulip glass, bottled on 12/22/20111. Pours very hazy and cloudy; almost opaque dark brown color with a 1 finger dense light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of caramel, toast, pine, raisin, toffee, brown sugar, brown bread, citrus zest, floral, and piney earthiness. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity; but are pretty weak for a barleywine. Taste of toffee, toast, caramel, raisin, brown sugar, pine, brown bread, floral, grapefruit, orange zest, light chocolate, and toasted earthiness. Light pine bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of toffee, caramel, toast, raisin, pine, brown sugar, brown bread, grapefruit, orange zest, light chocolate, and toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance of malt complexity; with a good amount of hop balance; and zero cloying flavors present after the finish. Medium carbonation and medium-full bodied; with a creamy, slick, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is very well hidden with only a slight warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a very nice barleywine style. Good balance and complexity of malt and hop flavors; and very smooth to sip on. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2013 03:50:33 | More by superspak

oneeyedhoolie

Maryland

4/5  rDev +4.4%

04-01-2013 20:16:11 | More by oneeyedhoolie

DreamsOfMarshallWharf

Wyoming

4/5  rDev +4.4%

03-30-2013 18:42:35 | More by DreamsOfMarshallWharf

ltdantheman

Georgia

4.25/5  rDev +11%

03-28-2013 15:23:24 | More by ltdantheman

aranton

New York

4/5  rDev +4.4%

03-27-2013 01:06:47 | More by aranton

jspaner

Maryland

4/5  rDev +4.4%

03-16-2013 00:49:33 | More by jspaner

PrimScrewhead

Rhode Island

4/5  rDev +4.4%

03-11-2013 01:08:38 | More by PrimScrewhead

G-Hawk

Colorado

4.5/5  rDev +17.5%

03-10-2013 22:56:20 | More by G-Hawk